Intrepid is the spirit of geocaching, and few caches portray this better than GC4TM62, “Base-A Port Lockroy.” Our Geocache of the Week brings us to the farthest reaches of our globe: Antarctica. A largely untouched and inhospitable expanse, it takes a certain disposition to survive (and geocache) here. Do you have what it takes? Pack your snow boots and parka and find out!
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New country souvenir, Antarctica, with Geocache of the Week: Oobleck and the Sea of Ice
Today, we release a new country/regional souvenir for Antarctica! If you have already found a geocache in Antarctica, you automatically receive the souvenir on your profile.
Home to some of the hardest-to-reach geocaches in the world, Antarctica proves to be a worthy endeavor for adventure enthusiasts and geocachers alike. The fifth-largest continent is, in fact, a landmass despite being covered by a giant sheet of ice, which in some areas is over 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) thick. Antarctica has mountains just shy of 5,000 meters, a massive frozen grand canyon, an active lava lake, arctic wildlife, and 51 geocaches that can now earn you the official souvenir!
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